Friday, December 18, 2015

El Dia
de los Muertos is a tradition that is celebrated in Mexico for over 500
years. It is celebrated on November 1st
and 2nd. This is a time to
remember and honor loved ones who have passed away. It is not supposed to be sad or scary; it’s a
time to celebrate life itself. In Mexico
on these two days people create altars that are filled with food, photographs,
candles, skulls, flowers, etc. to remember all the great memories from those
who have passed away. Some Mexicans
decorate and set up altars at the grave sites as well. The calavera,
or skeleton is an important symbol during Dia del los Muertos. On these two special days there are many
types of toys, food, masks and miniatures made to look like skulls or
skeletons.

Thursday, December 17, 2015

After students studied Victorian Architecture and landscapes using 2-Dimensions, they then got to experiment with creating a 3-Dimensional house sculpture. We discussed different parts of Architecture that they could use. We also talked about recycled art and how you can create a piece of art out of just about anything. Everything used for their sculpture was from recycle materials (mostly cardboard). When their sculptures were complete I took them outside and spray painted them all black to create UNITY throughout their art. Finally students were able to had metallic accents to them.

Whenever there is a music concert I always collaborate with the music teacher at our school and create artwork that goes along with the theme of the concert to hang in the commons for their performance. The K/1 Concert this year was about underwater songs so all the students created and an art project revolving around the great barrier reef which tied into our Aboriginal Art Unit we just did! The 2nd graders created these amazing jellyfish sculptures. We talked about all sort of interesting facts about jellyfish. Students had to choose two analogous colors for the body for their jelly fish that they formed over a balloon. Once it was dry we popped the balloon and they were left with the body. Then they chose colored streamers and ribbon that matched with their jellyfish that I hot glued into the center. They looked great hanging from the ceiling for the concert!

Whenever there is a music concert I always collaborate with the music teacher at our school and create artwork that goes along with the theme of the concert to hang in the commons for their performance. The K/1 Concert this year was about underwater songs so all the students created and an art project revolving around the great barrier reef which tied into our Aboriginal Art Unit we just did!

Aboriginal art originated in
Australia over 30,000 years ago. Many of the aborigines
traveled long distances and recorded their travels by using symbols. The symbols they created using only lines and
dots in a repeated pattern. Aboriginal art has many of the earth tone colors
because they used to make their paint from materials in nature. UNITY and REPETITION are seen throughout the
aboriginal art we looked at because of the repeated dots used to create
symbols. The students were able to
create their own piece of aboriginal art using dots and aboriginal symbols and earth
tone colors!

Aboriginal art originated in
Australia over 30,000 years ago. Many of the aborigines
traveled long distances and recorded their travels by using symbols. The symbols they created using only lines and
dots in a repeated pattern. Aboriginal art has many of the earth tone colors
because they used to make their paint from materials in nature. UNITY and REPETITION are seen throughout the
aboriginal art we looked at because of the repeated dots used to create
symbols. The students were able to
create their own piece of aboriginal art using dots. Students discussed what a portrait is and how it doesn't have to look realistic. We also talked about how different cultures use different face paints for celebrations and ceremonies. We also discussed symmetry and students had to us lines, dots and color to create symmetry in their portrait.

Aboriginal art originated in
Australia over 30,000 years ago. Many of the aborigines
traveled long distances and recorded their travels by using symbols. The symbols they created using only lines and
dots in a repeated pattern. Aboriginal art has many of the earth tone colors
because they used to make their paint from materials in nature. UNITY and REPETITION are seen throughout the
aboriginal art we looked at because of the repeated dots used to create
symbols. The students were able to
create their own piece of aboriginal art using dots and aboriginal symbols and earth
tone colors!